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Jinghu North Circuit 
Summary
Jinghu North Circuit or Jinghu North Province was one of the circuits during the Song dynasty. Its administrative area corresponds to roughly the modern province of Hunan.[2]
| Jinghu North Circuit | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 荊湖北路 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jīnghú Běi Lù |
 Jinghu North Circuit within Song dynasty territory, c. 1100 | |
| Population | |
| • 1162 | 445,844[1] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | Jinghu Circuit |
| • Created | 998 (Song dynasty) |
| • Abolished | 1270s (Yuan dynasty) |
| • HQ | Jiangling Prefecture |
Jinghu North Circuit and Jinghu South Circuit were split from Jinghu Circuit in 998.
References edit
- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
- (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].